France's National Holidays 2014

On national holidays, institutions and companies close while some major trade centers may work for several hours. With a holiday on Tuesday or Thursday, it can also cover Monday or Friday for companies except banks and institutions. Police stations and hospitals work non-stop.

Religious holidays normally fall on some week day, that is a different date every year which are Easter Sunday (Paques), Ascension Day, Good Friday (Vendredi Saint).

National Public Holidays in France 2014

1 January, Wednesday - New Year's Day (Nouvel An)

20 April - Easter Sunday (Paques)

21 April - Easter Monday (Lundi de Paques)

1 May, Thursday - Labour Day (Fete du Travail)

8 May, Thursday - WWII Victory Day (Fete de la Victoire 1945)

29 May, Thursday - Ascension Day

08 June, Sunday - Whit Sunday (Pentecost)

09 June - Whit Monday (Le lundi de Pentecote)

14 July, Monday - Bastille Day, France's national holiday

15 August, Friday - Assumption Day

1 November, Saturday - All Saints' Day (Toussaint)

11 November, Tuesday - Armistice Day 1918

25 December, Thursday - Christmas Day (Noel)

Other holidays in France in 2014

18 April - Good Friday (Vendredi Saint) observed in Alsace and Moselle only

26 December, Friday - Second Christmas Day observed in Alsace and Moselle only